11. Success in toileting training 2 sibling pups: Show them where to go constantly

"How's the toilet training of 2 siblings?" I asked as the couple brought in one cocker spaniel X poodle with a big swollen nictitans glands almost popped out of the 3rd eyelid.

"After 2 weeks of indiscriminate elimination in the kitchen, the 2 siblings now go to the crate with the pee pan below. We put newspapers on the pee pan and sprayed some urine smell onto the papers. Now they go to the crate to eliminate. The floor grate will drain the urine onto the pee pan while we pick up the poos."

It sounded so easy.

"How do you make the 2 pups look for the crate when they need to pee and poo?" I asked for the secret of success.

"We watch for signs of elimination closely and diligently --- sniffing, squatting down --- carry the pup into the crate every time. After some time, they just go into the crate."

So, show them where to go and constantly is the method.

"But pups are clean creatures. How does one sibling avoid stepping onto the poo of the other?" I asked.

"The pups side-step the soiled area by twisting and turning. The door is centrally located. We ensure that the door is open by hooking it open so that they can access the crate anytime and clean up the floor grate's poop soon after they eliminate" the couple was kind enough to share the secrets of success.

"How big is the crate?" I asked. "Must be a big one to accommodate 2 pups."

The dimensions of the crate is 3 feet x 2.5 feet. That is quite spacious. The water bottle hangs at the right side.



As for the popped out "cherry eye", it will take some time to reduce in size as no surgery is possible to tack it back. It is largely swollen and a scratch mark is seen on its surface.

"Keep this injured sibling away from the other for the next 7 days," I said. "Tether one away from the other.

"We don't have 2 crates," the couple wondered how they are going to resolve the problem of toilet training inside the crate as both pups share the same feed bowl! They presently confine the 2 siblings in the kitchen and balcony. How to extend their area and still make sure they go to the crate toilet area?

"Increase the area to roam into the living area for the siblings gradually using the puppy gate," I would have advised but we were focused on the cherry eye.